Handy 1200 Lift Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 มิ.ย. 2024
- This is an owner perspective review of the Handy Industries 1200 series motorcycle lift table.
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I'd like to thank you for possibly THE best product review on TH-cam. Seriously, you should be giving seminars!
one thing i saw during your reveiw was while you were lowering the lift keep an eye on how the air bag just touches the zert fitting when close to being in down position should probably eliminate that fitting or just have it to the outside only !
Not sure where you are seeing that. The airbag isn't near any fitting so I assume it's the video depth of field illusion. I'm assuming you are talking about the 4:50 mark in the video, that pivot point zirK isn't close to the bag at all, even when all the way down.
Great review. I've been going back and forth on two different models. One is currently in stock, while the Handy is over a month out. Based off your view I have ordered the Handy and feel it will be worth the wait. Thanks for taking the time to make your review of this table.
I have a smaller shop and seeing how I can move this table around the shop, will definitely consider this table. Thanks for a great review.
This review is the best I've ever seen. Very thorough!
The furniture (lift?) dolly idea.. mind blown! Great review
EXCELLENT REVIEW!!! Love how you are able to move it around!
Buying this model because of your GREAT review and summery… THANK YOU!
Awesome straight forward review! Covered all relevant areas of concern! Looks like a great American made product. Thanks for the review.
Thanks for the GREAT review. Mine is on the way because of this review. Thank you for taking the time. I have been searching for a good lift for all of my motorcycles.
Great video!!!! Clean clear and concise. I am sold! So refreshing to see someone other than "Boben Weaver" doing a home video with a head cam!!!! THANKS FOR POSTING!!!
This had to be the most comprehensive review I have ever seen. Appreciate your effort and Thank you.
Thanks. I cut some out to make it shorter ;)
Fantastic review… learned so much, and greatly informed my future lift purchase. Thanks!
Thank you !!! Very well done n very informative !!! The furniture dolly was genius !!! I will be purchasing a Handy Lift !!
Wow thanks for a very clear and precise review!! I think I’ve found my first lift !! Thank you for the review and I’m also subscribing to your Chanel, can’t wait to learn more inner workings and how too’s
Great review, thanks. I plan on purchasing this next week, with a little bit of help from your review.
Thanks for the assistance with my lift with what finally turned out to be a pinched air hose!
Great review. Thank you for your great attention to detail and for sharing your knowledge.
MechSavvy- Very well made video, just what I was looking for. I'm retired now and have the time to start working on my bikes again. I've been researching the available options and had it narrowed down to three choices, one being the Handy. After watching your video and speaking with the customer service folks at Mile-X Equip I just placed my order for the Handy. All USA made, at a reasonable price point for the quality, and by far the most reasonable shipping cost. Thanks!
TY ! Great review ! I appreciated your meticulous and detailed approach
Great review. Just what I needed to make my decision. I'm ordering one today.
Killer review. I'm sold. I like the idea of the bags.
Sold !!!! I thank you , cannot wait for this table!!!
Edit, watched the entire video and saw you have the stack height measured. Thanks for the thorough review!
Thanks for putting this video together. We appreciate your efforts.
Jon Schmed my pleasure. Figure if I wanted to know others would, too.
Just got my SAM 1200. Outstanding video. I waited 3 years to purchase then almost 70 extra days for delivery due to back order. Well worth the wait! Very pleased with mine from purchase, to delivery, to set up.
Excellent review - thank you very much for making and posting!
I bought one about 20 years ago and couldn’t live without one, I had 2 but sold one when I retired I didn’t want to work on motorcycles anymore just wanted to ride and travel, the one I sold had flush mount floor lights in the table, great lift
Great review. I'm about to buy a lift table and you provided a ton of great information for me to ponder. Thanks again!
This is how a review should be done! Thank you sir!
Very informative...thanks. When you rolled it away on the cart....sold.
Excellent, just no nonsense review. Thank you sir!
Excellent review, well thought out and executed.
Nice table, can't go wrong with a Handy. My 1000 model Handy has been doing a great job for me for 26 years. It holds my Goldwing fine and I've learned to work around not having the drop out tail.
Excellent review sir! You are easy to follow and understand!
Good informative review. Looks like a great table. I appreciate you including the so called negatives regarding the table to make everything fair. Built is USA is a plus!
This looks like a great lift. I picked up a used Handy 1000 when a local bike shop closed for $150.00 in January. I use it for my Goldwing and of course don't use it much. I sure like the features of the new model. Thanks for the review.
Bought one back in January, lifts my limited with no problems, I have a very small compressor and it works great,
Great looking lift!!! Good review..
loved the video. you do a great job. will look for more
Very thorough video, I will be buying my own, thanks for the info!
Welcome, glad it was helpful
Thank you for the review! I got mine ordered!
Great review
I have been looking and studying the handy for a while now. Most of the Harley shops in my area use the handy . That to me says a lot about it also.As far as the floor height when down. You have to realize that a lot of places have these lifts recessed into the floor so that they are floor level . I know this isn’t feesable for a garage but just thought I’d throw that in.
Great video. Ordered mine last week. From Mile-x equipment. And just received an email stating back ordered. 6 week wait. Excited and patiently waiting. Pls do an update video showing any new tie down mounts that you’ve done. Thanks.
Great review. Quick & to the point.
Great review! Ecstatic to learn that it's made in the USA1
Fantastic review! Thank you!
I bought a Handy Lift 20 years ago. Best thing I ever bought!!!
I like clean speech & personal comments, plus any music
Very professional review. Thanks!
This review is brilliant! thank you.
Great video, very thorough!
Thanks for posting
my new Handy SAM 1200 just came in last week and it is just like this video said, easy to use and move around on furniture dolly which is easy to move around in the 820 square foot shop at my house / lifts the harleys i have easy / locks work great. my small pancake compressor i use for my nail gun powers the Handy SAM 1200 no problem... very happy with this review .... thank you so much. no longer have to work on my knees... or back... $1,190.00 for table lift & $198.00 shipping to San Diego, CA... $179.00 For wheel vice not free... tax $99.25 / $1,666.25 total, my knee damage and back pain i don't need so i paid the price for table i look at it as a investment. this is the same table that the Harley Dealership uses... if good enough for Dealership then i should be good and safe. harbor freight lift was to fimsy and weak for Harleys... just say`n
Good review. Informative , detailed and to the point! The thickness of the top seems more like 11 gauge (.120” nominal) though.
Good review! Thank you! I think I need one! USA!
I love your reviews thanks!
Been waiting for mine for 8 weeks now. Found out its sitting in wisconson waiting for a truck with a lift gate to deliver it to my house. Had to watch the video to calm my nerves lol.
I own this exact lift. I also bought the removable lift side extensions. Adding the side extensions increases the width of the table to four feet wide. I can now service ATV's and riding lawn mowers. The side extensions come with everything you need to add width to your table in a couple of minutes. It also has a stabilizer bar that slides into the stationary part of the floor foot that prevents the table from being flipped on its side. My previous lift did not come with this safety feature. The side extensions also come with two more removable ramps that increases the width of the ramp to the same width of the table with the side extensions installed. I also bought the lift dolly that fits into the pin hanging down on the underside of the right rear of the ramp. I slip the dolly over the pin and I can easily move the lift around my shop, unloaded and fully lowered, of course. I also drilled two 1/2" holes in the lift table top and installed two industrial grade eye bolts, which are used for the motorcycle tie down straps. All this did not come cheap, but neither did my 2020 Ultra Limited, which cost me around $39,000. Handy Industries motorcycle lifts are 100% American made. No cheap ass parts or materials used. There's no way in the world I will trust a Chinese made lift, like the ones sold at Harbor Freight, to lift my $39,000 Harley. They look too flimsy and use lightweight materials. I'm afraid they'll collapse. Take my advice and buy a Handy Industries lift. They are MADE IN USA by Americans. Support American workers and manufacturers. Besides, when was the last time you were in a reputable motorcycle service shop and seen the mechanics using cheap Harbor Freight lifts. You haven't, and neither have I. They all use Handy lifts.
Very nice! Good job on the review.
Handy should pay you for this incredible review.
Thank you for your sage advice!
I have a 19 HD Street Glide Special and just cleaning it is a pain in the butt. I will be servicing it myself very soon , it just recently went for 1000 mile service at dealer. I think I need that lift. Myrtle Beach S.C.shout out to Mechsavvy Thank you brother!
Great review! That dolly trick is a deal maker for me...that was my biggest concern, moving it in my garage. Thanks!
I have the older version and have installed four wheels with roller bearings so I can easily move the lift with a large bike on it or empty. I think you'll find that much more useful than the dolly. Had this lift over 25 years and no problems! (knock on wood)
I understand. But the dolly requires no modification, and almost negligible cost to buy or make a furniture dolly if you don't already have one. I made a heavy duty dolly exclusively for my lift use. Adding (attaching) wheels and making them securely lockable is more of a project IMO. Just depends on your needs, and how crafty you are. While you can do it, and I have, I wouldn't recommend the dolly as a solution to move a bike on the lift, at least not regularly.
Very well done, I think I'll get me one of these.
I bought the old 1000 series about 30 years ago so I didn't have to crawl around on the floor. I have never had a problem with it, I did have to drill new holes to accommodate skinny dirt bike tires.
Thank you for a great review. I have a cheap one and would love to upgrade to this someday.
Awesome review. Thanks very much.
Excellent review, thank you for taking your time (Y)
Good professional review thanks MechSavvy
Your a Genius!!! Love your review!!!!
Great review, thanks for sharing. Cheers
Great review. Thank you.
Fantastic review. Thanks for that.
Got mine delivered today!!!! Excellent quality
Thinking about the BOB 1500 or Gruntavore since I have UTV's and a commercial mower. Looks like the BOB is my best bet since it has the rear wheel dropout than I'm not seeing on the Gruntavore. More bucks but I need the side panels. Thx.
Great review!
Great ! It looks really good! Sustain the great job!
I’m partial to Handy myself, I inherited my first Handy lift from my grandpa and I must say, their quality is above all. I also own the lift from harbor freight, that’s what I had before I got the handy and it doesn’t even come close.
Outstanding Review. Sold!
Watched the video a couple more times before my wallet finally cracked open! Then quickly booked in an order through one of their distributors up here in Canada!!! Dam can hardly wait... but I do have to wait... peerz they are busy and behind on their orders... a good sign. The distributor told me once they sell one of these they never see the customer again!!! Another good sign! Since I am now over sixty if I get sixty or eighty years use out of it I will be more than happy!!! : )
Where did you buy yours ? I'm in Vancouver and would like to order from a dealer up here but am so close to the border that a quick trip south isn't an issue. How was the lead time ?
Excellent job!!!
Nice looking table. I wish I had the room for a Table. I have the PitBull Motorcycle Lift which I use for my Goldwing, however, it does not work with my CB1100.
Great video review sir!
Hi guys. Thanks for the positive feedback. Apologies, comments were marked to approve and I missed them. As of this writing (3/17/19), the place I found with the best deal was Mile-X. If you get via eBay they are $1190 to a commercial address, or direct from their website $975 + freight. If you can get delivered to about anyone's business address it's cheaper, or you can have it held at the terminal and go pick it up, which is what I did.
Great review MechSavvy
Thank you 🤗
Handy used the air spring set years ago. I used one for a few years. Liked it better than the ram.
Jamey Patterson Nice. Haven’t seen that model.
Wow! Sorry I'm late to the party. I really appreciate the straightforward knowledgeable review from someone who has obviously done a lap or 2 around a lift table. I love the lift and the options, now I'm curious to find out at this point if Handy makes one of these bagged-out beauties that now plug into a wall outlet instead of an air compressor. I now have visions of quietly slippin' away, off to the garage for a lil' midnight scooter wrenchin' on the ole Side Peice.
Not sure about their other models. I think there is a hydraulic version, it's pump runs on 110, check their website.
That is one nice lifting table! Good review!
my handy Sam arrives tomorrow this is a great review thank you ps i hope i can get it out of my truck
It come today so excited it’s very nice
Great review, thanks 🍻✌
\sweet lift. May be my next lift.
GREAT REVIEW !!!! THANK YOU
My pleasure!
One of the best most informative product reviews I have ever seen! Clear fast and right to the point quickly!!! What a relief to watch compared to most. A big thanks to you for your time and effort and for doing such a great job. Since I have now boycotted China finding this was made in America made this even better. Being Canadian I am committed to buying only American because I honestly don't know who else can save us from our suicidal Canadian government!!! : ) I can't wait to buy one of these for my bikes.
I bought one new in 2006 and prefer the hydraulic version. Never had any problems with it.
Nice job in reviewing the table---Question: what size are those wheels?-- Thank you
Great Review... 😀
I have this lift. I bought it about 25 years ago. Make sure you get the front wheel clamp/vice. Also, when the air hose blows out, it sounds like an M 80 going off, and the lift drops fast , so make sure you have the safety engaged and the air pressure reduced. And don’t ever have a chair or something partially under the lift when you have a heavy bike up on it if the air hose blows out, you will wish you hadn’t done that..
before you buy a lift, if you’re gonna put it in your garage at home, keep in mind, you can’t go all the way up if you have a tall windshield on your motorcycle without striking the ceiling, or the garage door, or if you put the lift up with your motorcycle on it and then you open the garage door, you have to make sure you’re not going to be striking the windshield with the garage door..
it saves a lot of work and actually makes working on your motorcycle a pleasure doing little things like changing the oil or changing the brake fluid/clutch fluid, changing the spark plugs, adjusting the valves. I would not be without a lift for my motorcycles. I also use the lift for other projects like woodworking, or whatever I need to work on . it’s great having a workbench you can change how high it is or how low it is..
Not the same old lift but most of what you say still applies. Safety is way better on this model but you should be sure it's auto-engaging. FWIW, my bike is very tall and it doesn't hit my garage ceiling. But my garage is ~9'. Agree, be careful when first using for any obstacles anywhere.
well done review!!
great review- sold me
Nice, my harbor freight hydraulic sprung a leak after a year, looking for ideas to fix or convert it
Good review. i have an older Harbor Freight lift I've used with bikes up to about 550lbs but now have a Harley Davidson Road Glide Ultra that weighs in at around 900 gassed up, so I'm looking at replacing the Harbor Freight. One thing about this Handy table I'm not sure about is the wheel clamp. I'd go with a roll-on wheel chock only because I don't wish to balance the Harley by the handlebar while leaning over the crank the wheel clamp. Other than that, I like it! Thanks.
I tried all the major brand chocks. Had planned on putting one on. I didn't like them. Very difficult to get out once in and because the wheels are up front I found if I was putting the bike on by pushing, the table would slide when the bike went to go into the chock. Under power that's not as much of an issue but you'd want to put some anti slip on the ramp and table as the Handy paint is slippery smooth. I used the 3M branded anti slip stick on pads on mine. Bolting the table rear foot to the ground would cure all that too but I needed mine to be movable.
Scott, excellent review. I noticed you said you would include links for sites selling the lift...did you decide against it? I liked your mobility hack. Thanks for the review.
(Update) I did find your info in the comments. Perhaps you could include the info in your video description.
Exactly what I just said! Aggravating scrolling through comments to look for it. Made an otherwise good review crappy!